Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif were arrested in Lahore and taken to Rawalpindi, where they were provided with "B" class facilities in the prison. The Sharifs will be kept in Adiala jail and then moved to a rest house at the Sihala Police Training College.

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif were arrested in Lahore and were flown to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on Friday. The two were kept in separate cells and spent the first night in jail as VIP convicts. The Sharifs were provided “B” class facilities amid high-security, as media reports.

Escorted by police personnel, the two were arrested by the National Accountability Bureau officials at Lahore, where they arrived from London via Abu Dhabi.

Nawaz, 68, and Maryam, 44, were sentenced to prison for 10 and seven years respectively in the Avenfield case, one of the three Panama Papers case. They arrived in Lahore last night, from where they were flown in a special chopper to the jail.

According to local reports, the former prime minister and his daughter will be kept in a rest house at the Sihala Police Training College with immediate effect. They will stay there until further notice.

The medical examination on the Sharifs was conducted in the presence of Islamabad magistrate and senior police officials at Adiala jail, who declared them fit.

What is B class facility prison?

Under the ‘B’ class rules, the prisoners who are accustomed to a superior mode of living due to their social status, education or habit of life are included. Any A or B class prisoner is usually an educated prisoner and one who gives lessons to uneducated prisoners. They are not required to do hard labour.

The rooms have facilities like – a cot, chair, a teapot, lantern, in case of no electricity, one shelf and necessary washing and sanitary equipment, according to news agency PTI.

If the jail authority allows, the prisoner is allowed to keep a TV, AC, fridge and newspapers, which is paid by the prisoners.

Nawaz Sharif, Maryam are 'B' class prisoners: What are 'B' class facilities?Description:Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif were arrested in Lahore and taken to Rawalpindi, where they were provided with "B" class facilities in the prison. The Sharifs will be kept in Adiala jail and then moved to a rest house at the Sihala Police Training College. Times Now